{"product_id":"boris-with-michio-kurihara-live-at-fever-20181229","title":"Boris with Michio Kurihara - Live at FEVER 20181229","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichio Kurihara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e collaborated for the first time from 2006-2008, releasing the albums \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRainbow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCloud (Chamber. Ten years after the years, not the band!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e they got back together to play a show at FEVER in Tokyo. It was December 29th, 2018.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey ran through almost all their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRainbow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e songs with three additional Boris pieces and two from Kurihara. And so many missed it! Maybe even you? Now, international fans can be glad they’ve lived this long, if only because now they can get the whole show in a fantastic sounding two-LP package. How fantastic? The jacket: exquisite paper with pearl foil embossment lettering, a gatefold with photos of the band and who knows, possibly the sky from the night of the show? The credits are inscribed on an inserted sheet of translucent vellum. REALLY fantastic!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith pristine live sound and effects from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoichiro Nakamura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, longtime producer and former bandmate of Kurihara in Japan’s legendary psychedelic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite Heaven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLive at FEVER 20181229\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e highlights selections from a heavy rock show focused on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRainbow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e songs, with even more Boris material, Kurihara solo songs and covers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn that night eight years ago, Boris \u0026amp; Kurihara sound entirely ready to go all the places they need to go, employing easy power in a freewheeling yet practiced recital, visceral and granular as a matter of course. It’s simply what plugging in means to both artists, individually and collectively, to sound this awesome every time. This means the stage sound, recording, mix and pressing of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLive at FEVER 20181229\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are incredible! The band sounds massive AND pristine. Even without hearing much from the audience, you feel the sound of the room and the band charged by the presence of the audience. The feeling is alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoris’ unique power trio have established dominance over the decades, in full evidence here. Kurihara’s moody brilliance comes through in full spectrum on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Shine”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The Wind’s Twelve Quarters,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e but everywhere he can be heard and felt. He’s behind the boomeranging dynamic shifts on side 3, snapping the head from the surging \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Starship Narrator”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to long moments of near silence \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Stormy Nights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at the start of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“My Rain,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e an extended elegance followed by the funky psych of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Sweet No. 1.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e These studied textures form a polar other to the rock. The chime and grime of Kurihara’s tone adds a magic spell to the sound.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album’s well titled. It easily could have been \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Rainbow Live.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Instead, a shuffling of the album order less one or two PLUS the addition of Boris and Kurihara songs make \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLive at FEVER 20181229\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e its own album experience. Just hearing the sound of a live experience distilled to the vinyl seems awesome and emotional. 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